The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-02


Solanum family Of plants, gave them
the good-by Now they are growing
the common field potato Of the North,
and of course the potato beetle Is on
hand. 1t is likely to prove worse pest
there than here, as 1t has much Ion
ger breeding season and the weather Is
hotter There is besides the difficulty
that the Southern planter has always
encountered, in the unreliable charac-
ter of his hired help. II bugs get ut the
potatoes on holiday, or while camp
meeting IS in progress, all the negroes
will have their spree regardless OF the
consequences. This sort of work will
not answer in growing potatoes, as
prompt action Is the most important
point in fighting potato bugs.
MISSED SEEDING OF GRAIN.
It often happens that strips of land
through grain fields are accdently left
unseeded, and the mistake is not dis
covered until tho grain is above the
surface. In most cases little is gained
by trying to seed after the main crop
is above the suface, especially with
spring grain, which natures so quickly
after sowing. The entire width of
drill for short space will at harvest
time scarcely be noticed, as the grain
on either side will spread so that the
tops nearly cover the vacant space.
Usually if the stoppage has been from
the grain giving out, some tubes will
run most of the way across the field,
and these will help to fill up, often sug-
costing that far less seed is required
for a good crop than is generally sup
posed. A failure of grass or clover
seeding is really worse evil than the
loss of strip of grain, and if there
are many bad faults in the grass seed
ing, it were better to pillow all up and
try it again. For where clover and
grass fail to catch, the vacancies will
certainly be filed with weeds.
COWS THIN IN FLESH.
There are many disadvantages in
allowing cows to become poor towards
Spring, as they are sure to do if MIXED
all Winter and not given an abundance
of nourishing food. The thin COW
has no reserve of fat to be worked
down during the Summer, and with
the best feeding will not give so much
nor Sc rich milk as one equally good
in other respects that begins the milk
ing season in fair fash, But the pvv-
erty of the cow ut this season works
disadvantage not often thought of.
She cannot be got in heat early enough
to drop her CALI at the best time next
SEASON. During May and June. when
grass is most abundant and succulent.
many good cows will not come in heat
because their food is too stimulating of
milk production. without being espe-
cially nourishing, If the COW is left
to her own course she will probably
be rot with calf in July or August.
A few messes of grain feed, especially
oats or rye meal. will bring her in
heat now, and having calf month
earlier add several dollars to the value
of COW next Spring,
UNDERDRAINs VS.. SEWERS.
The city sewer differs from the farm
underdrain in being an impenetrable
conduit for water and filth, instead OF
also absorbing water from the soil
through which it passes. Ia most cases
a thorough-made underdrain will serve
better purpose in removing sewage
than one made with no reference to
draining. Where the surplus water
from a large area is to be removed, tho
expense should be borne equliably by
those owing the lands bene flied there
BY and it is on this account that the
pipe is made tight, so that water from
other sources than those desired cannot
get in. But in ordinary draining
from cellar, or from one wet place to
an outlet, it is great mistake to try
keep out water. Almost always the
drain is larger than it need be, and II
the Joints are not made watertight 1t
will drain all the land for a rod or two
on either side through witch it passes.
1t is probable that some water gets into
the closest drains where the pipes are
Joined, but 1t is better II the joints are
purposely left little loose SO that
water may come in freely. If the fall
is uniform and the outlet kept clear
.Lo~a ;s M dapoar that thu drain will